Tentative schedule set to remove Chippewa River dam

Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, MAAC Inc., the Minne­sota Department of Natural Re­sources, the city of Montevideo and the engineering firm of Rodeberg and Berryman met to discuss the final details of a tentative schedule for the Chippewa River dam removal.

By Jeremy Jones, Staff Writer

Montevideo American-News

By Jeremy Jones, Staff Writer

Posted Jun. 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 28, 2012 at 5:58 PM

By Jeremy Jones, Staff Writer

Posted Jun. 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 28, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Montevideo, MN

Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, MAAC Inc., the Minne­sota Department of Natural Re­sources, the city of Montevideo and the engineering firm of Rodeberg and Berryman met to discuss the final details of a tentative schedule for the Chippewa River dam removal.

It was decided that the Army Corps of Engineers would throttle down the Lac qui Parle dam for six to eight weeks — except between Aug. 6 and 10 — to allow MAAC Inc. to begin work.

Work will start on the week of July 9, when MAAC Inc. will but a notch in the dam to lower the water level behind it. Then, as water levels decline, they will begin bringing in rocks to build the rapids and destroy the dam bit by bit.

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